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Purdue Boilermakers vs. Connecticut Huskies: Sweet 16

Posted on 03/25/2009

Great Tickets at StubHub.com! The Purdue Boilermakers and the Connecticut Huskies will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Cardinal Stadium in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

GAME: Purdue Boilermakers (27-9) vs Connecticut Huskies (29-4)
DATE/TIME: Thursday, March 26 - 7:07 PM EST
SPREAD: Connecticut -7 TOTAL: 134
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Oddsmakers currently have the Huskies listed as 7-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting 134.

Purdue was outscored in the second half on Saturday, but managed to sneak out a 76-74 victory over Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue won the game as a 1.5-point underdog, and the game's 150 points made it OVER the posted total of 140.

JaJuan Johnson poured in a game-high 25 points to go with six rebounds in that win.

A.J. Price scored 27 points and Jeff Adrien added 23 to lead Connecticut to a 92-66 win over Texas A&M in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

The Huskies covered the 10-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 136.5.
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Team records:
Purdue: 27-9 SU, 16-17 ATS
Connecticut: 29-4 SU, 15-14 ATS

Purdue most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

Connecticut most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Connecticut is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Connecticut's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Connecticut's last 23 games
Connecticut is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
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